Shame’s echo
Imagine the inferno billowing inside
the ashen cheeks of an American
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Never Again
Red stains the walls of the mosque of proud Hebron,
red on the floor and red on the ceiling Continue Reading Never Again
What Is an American Jew?
Our grandfathers worked as tailors,
union organizers,
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Confronting Authoritarianism, Defending Equality Lecture Series
To address the challenges of our times, Rutgers University’s Center for Security, Race, and Rights (CSRR) is hosting 2 lecture series and publishing a groundbreaking policy report Punished for Participating: Islamophobia in U.S. Electoral Politics. This forthcoming report examines the experiences of Muslim American political candidates and elected officials as they encounter overt hostility and… Continue Reading Confronting Authoritarianism, Defending Equality Lecture Series
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Letter to Rutgers University
We encourage you to sign this letter to Rutgers University demanding they reverse their cancellation of the graduation speech by Rami Elghandour, executive producer of the Oscar-nominated film The Voice of Hind Rajab — and honor their commitment to diversity and academic freedom. Yes, the graduation was on May 15th—but the protest continues.More information can… Continue Reading Letter to Rutgers University
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Billboard Calls for No ICE, No War
Stop Arming Israel JVP-NNJ has placed this billboard in Newark, N.J. on McCarter Highway (Route 21) near Raymond Boulevard. As ICE continues to use its racist tactics to terrorize communities in the U.S., and as our government continues to ignore our calls to stop all wars, stop arming Israel, and to end the genocide in… Continue Reading Billboard Calls for No ICE, No War
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JVP-NNJ Applauds the State’s 2 Senators’ Votes to Try to Stop Bombs and Armored Bulldozers for Israel
Senators Cory Booker and Andy Kim voted ‘Yes’ on two Senate Joint Resolutions of Disapproval (JRDs). Neither resolution passed, but support for the JRDs has been rapidly growing. S.J. Res 138 would have blocked the sale to Israel of 12,000 BLU-110A/B general purpose, 1,000-pound bomb bodies. These bombs are high-impact munitions used in airstrikes, including… Continue Reading JVP-NNJ Applauds the State’s 2 Senators’ Votes to Try to Stop Bombs and Armored Bulldozers for Israel
JVP Calls out Senator Booker
On Thursday, October 16, we in Jewish Voice for Peace of Northern New Jersey brought roughly 45 Jews and their allies together to occupy the lobby of One Gateway Plaza, the building in Newark, NJ where Senator Cory Booker’s office is located, for over an hour to call out Senator Booker for his consistent funding… Continue Reading JVP Calls out Senator Booker
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Justice Department Gets It Wrong
The Justice Department has filed an outrageous and dangerous civil complaint against pro-Palestinian protesters in New Jersey as the latest step in the Trump administration’s continuing effort to weaponize charges of antisemitism to shut down free speech. This time, the corrupt Trump Justice Department has invoked a law primarily used to protect abortion clinics in… Continue Reading Justice Department Gets It Wrong
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Protect and Preserve the US Constitution’s Bill of Rights and the Academic Freedoms of all Students and Universities in America
The Bill of Rights, the first 10 amendments of the United States Constitution, is the law of the land. The First Amendment guarantees all people the right to freedom of speech and their right to peaceably assemble to petition their government for redress of grievances; the Fourth Amendment guarantees that the people have the right… Continue Reading Protect and Preserve the US Constitution’s Bill of Rights and the Academic Freedoms of all Students and Universities in America